BAY BRIDGE CLOSURE
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As of October 28th, the Bay Bridge (The main bridge connecting San Francisco to Oakland and the East Bay) is CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE due to a severe problem with a repair installed over Labor Day weekend. There is no ETA on the bridge reopening, but it will be at least SEVERAL DAYS, and will likely impact transportation for people arriving to ApacheCon.
If you aren't familiar with the bay area, here are tings to be aware of as long as the bridge is out...
- Bart will be very crowded even if you aren't going to/from San Francisco
- If you are driving a car, Don't trust GPS or online directions about how to get to/from San Francisco and the east bay. The Bay Bridge is the main artery, you'll need to find directions that use one of the other bridges.
- All bridges will be extremely congested, expect *much* longer travel times for any car/bus/van type transportation between Oakland and San Francisco. If you are coming from South of the Bay, you should avoid the bridges completely and take 880.
For status updates on the state of the Bridge, detour routes, and public transportation options, consult 511.org...
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511
The number One thing to remember about getting arround in the Bay Area is "511". You can call it free from anywhere in the nine counties and get public transit information
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